Spell Check

7 p.m. on April 1 at The Earl Smith Strand Theatre

United Way in Cobb County will be hosting our inaugural S-P-E-L-L C-H-E-C-K adult spelling bee this April. The evening of a friendly spelling competition will celebrate the power of literacy to change lives. The event will be held at The Earl Smith Strand Theater on Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m. The event will kickoff Month of the Young Child activities and raise awareness around the work United Way in Cobb County is doing in education. 
 
Put together a team and to have a part in this fierce, but friendly spelling competition. We hope you will want to “bee” part of the fun on April 1! Click here to register your team. It only costs $400 to register a team--that is just $50 a person and you get a pass to the water fountain. We want everyone to bee part of the action! You must be 21 to attend event.

Please encourage friends and co-workers to purchase general admission tickets for only $20! Tickets can be purchased by visiting the box office section at www.earlsmithstrand.org.

Get the flyer here.

Think of it as your fifth grade spelling bee meets your homecoming pep rally.
 
Please contact Lauren Cox at lcox@unitedwayatlanta.org or 404.526.8467 if you have any questions.

25th Annual Heart in Hand Volunteer Appreciation, April 19

 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

United Way, through a partnership with the Atlanta Prosperity Campaign, is helping people file their tax returns for free through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. People who qualify for the free tax preparation assistance are those whose total household income is less than $48,000. Those who are elderly, disabled and speak limited English are priorities for our community.

There are five VITA sites in Cobb County:

MUST Ministries

1407 Cobb Parkway, N

Marietta, GA 30061

February 1 - February 22

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mansour Center

995 Roswell Street

Marietta, GA 30060

February 3 - March 31

Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Latin American Association

861 Franklin Road

Marietta, GA 30067

February 5 - April 9

Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CAMP-Sweetwater

6289 Veterans Memorial Highway #12

Austell, GA 30168

February 6 - April 10

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Oakwood High School

1560 Joyner Road

Marietta, GA 30060

February 4 - April 15

Monday - Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Appointment required

For more information, or to make an appointment, call United Way 2-1-1 or 404.614.1027.